Central telephonique Provence
The Central téléphonique Provence is a telephone switchboard in the 9th arrondissement of Paris . The main entrance is at 15-17 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière and the sprawling building is adjacent to rue Bergère and rue du Conservatoire. The Central téléphonique Provence has been a protected architectural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1999 .
history
The building was constructed from 1911 to 1914 according to plans by the architect François Le Cœur , a student of Anatole de Baudot . In 1919 the building was extended to accommodate an office of the French Post Office (formerly PTT).
architecture
The Central téléphonique consists of a reinforced concrete frame and brick walls . Behind the multi-storey, windowless wall at the corner of Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière and Rue Bergère are the rooms with the telephone switching technology. The other parts of the building are used as offices and on the top floor - not visible from the street as it is set back - there is the company canteen and other social rooms. Wrought-iron window grilles , some with the monogram PTT, and a frieze made of blue and yellow glass paste serve as structural decoration . An ornamented cove runs under the roof approach . The main entrance on the Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière is vaulted by a canopy made of glass blocks .
literature
- Jean Colson / Marie-Christine Lauroa (eds.): Dictionnaire des monuments de Paris . Éditions Hervas, Paris 2003 (1st edition 1992), ISBN 2-84334-001-2 , p. 141.
Web links
- Central téléphonique Provence in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 20 " N , 2 ° 20 ′ 51" E